TheGreatMightyPoo
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He knocked down the ref and made sure he was ok(what a guy!!!) when SHAUN LIVINGSTON bumped into him.
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2015 NBA Finals |OT| the deli is closed
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He knocked down the ref and made sure he was ok(what a guy!!!) when SHAUN LIVINGSTON bumped into him.
Bam Bam Baklava
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I personally guarantee a Warriors win on Thursday. Book it playboys. If not, then you can thank me, the biggest Cavs fan of all, for the best reverse jinx since Branduil.
Is there a more significant word for guarantee? Double guaranteed after this.
Is there a more significant word for guarantee? Double guaranteed after this.
DoktorEvil
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Name any superstar that doesnt whine and flop.
The new narrative rears its head.
Out of all the league's superstars, I think LeBron is the most justified in his whining. And, yes, they all whine for foul calls. Frankly, they'd be stupid not to. LeBron is a freak and gets legitimately mugged on the regular. Refs don't know what to do when LeBron goes to the basket.
I can't believe this series has me defending LeBron so damn much. This dude ripped my heart out a few years ago and my life has been without meaning ever since.
If this series has taught me anything, it's to bet against whatever you're betting on. Although, you have been unashamedly betting on your team since the beginning so you're bound to be right at some point...
I can't believe this series has me defending LeBron so damn much. This dude ripped my heart out a few years ago and my life has been without meaning ever since.
If this series has taught me anything, it's to bet against whatever you're betting on. Although, you have been unashamedly betting on your team since the beginning so you're bound to be right at some point...
CassidyIzABeast
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I don't hate Lebron as a human being. He's actually the rare athlete that lives up to the role model expectation hoisted upon him.
I hate watch Lebron because we wasted our offseason on Danny flippin Granger, Shawne flippin Williams, paying Bosh a fuck ton of money, drafting Shabazz Napier because Lebron said he was his favorite player in the draft, and flying Pat Riley out to meet with Lebron all to appease the guy when he was brainstorming what he wanted in the Sports Illustrated essay before Riley even hopped on the plane.
The motherfuckers put you in position to win, took on all that toxic ass hate you brought with you, and you leave em high and dry Cleveland style. Pat Riley and Mikey Arison found out he was leaving at the same time everybody else did when the SI article went up. That's what I don't like about the guy.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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The Warriors look like the Thunder when they were in the Finals, a supposedly lethal team that can't handle the pressure and spotlight.
Space Avocat
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Steph is better. He's shattering every 3 point record realistically possible for him to shatter at this point in his career He has 1st, 2nd, and 5th most threes in a season, most 3s in a single playoffs, won the 3 point contest, all while shooting 44% from behind the arc for his career (Reggie shot 40%).
He also is better than reggie with the eye test. The level of difficulty on so many of the shots Curry routinely makes is ridiculous. No question he's the best (are on track to be the best) 3 point shooter in history.
It's the Cavaliers' first home Finals win in their 45-year franchise history. You gotta let people celebrate, man
MetalFearSolid
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.@ROSGO21 said:
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Reggie Miller would not have missed a wide open threepointer when the ball is thrown right to him late in a big game.
AyaisMUsikWhore
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Welp, I guess I can say something on these
His decision special was just as dumb as waiting a whole day for the arrival of Tim Tebow as a backup QB for the Jets. but the difference between the two, imo is, LeBron moving was a big deal - he is a star player and fans were making murals for his arrival in LA, NYC etc. I can't remember to much but was anyone expecting Miami?
Boys and Girls Club was an extremely charitable thing regardless of the decision. That was promo for an already struggling after school program in his hometown with more money in their pockets if I remember it clearly, was great. Is there any other BB player that would use their media Hype for something like that
Whining and Flopping is hypocritical based on the fact it is Basketball 101 and every player does it, but once again his stats show that Flopping and whinning isn't even near 95% of what he does to be great... It's more like 2%.
Who cares what he said when he was on the heat. I'm sure Dwayne was thinking that way too until he got so comfortable that he stopped playing. So, yeah, I'd take my ass back home too. But I think this is all hogwash and barely something that sounds unlikeable.
Porbably taking rest to avoid answering obvious time wasting questions.
Space Avocat
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Reggie Miller did not shoot 100% in those situations.
Except for OT game 1 GS has not led after a quarter/OT. They have also only led for a total of 27 minutes the entire series. So it's possible that the Cavs are just better, GS did just have their 1st 30 point quarter so maybe that's something.
I think the winner of game 4 wins the series. LeBron is incredible and I forgive his "chill mode" start to the season which had me pissed.
My main worry is fatigue, We need a big JR game on Thursday. LeBron cramps would be the worst way to lose.
Think a series win here puts him easily in top 3 all time.
I think the winner of game 4 wins the series. LeBron is incredible and I forgive his "chill mode" start to the season which had me pissed.
My main worry is fatigue, We need a big JR game on Thursday. LeBron cramps would be the worst way to lose.
Think a series win here puts him easily in top 3 all time.
RellyRell28
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There drought is already longer than Cleveland's by one year so Cleveland's drought only counts with teams of 3 or more sports teams.
Jack Remington
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I don't really see how this wouldn't be accurate.
I'd also be in favor of tossing out the entire NBA season, because if the Warriors lose it's clear there wasn't a single decent team in the entire league. Just start over fresh next year, maybe reshuffle the playoff seedings, etc.
Well he's missing 3 of his starters and has a bunch of decaying vets on the bench...
I think Lebron had already made up his mind when the Heat decided to not pay up for role players during that season. He looked at an aging Wade in the NBA playoffs and said "no thanks".
eBay Huckster
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In that case, ironically, it's Oakland.
The "Bam Bam Baklava Theory"
Bluekaveli
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You need to be quiet until the series is over. You've been talking lots of shit so you better hope your boys win.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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I could have come closer than Curry's.
The best hit the big shots.
If the Cavs win, LeBron and company deserve a lot of credit but it will be Curry's fault.
David Lee made more of an impact(Kerr might want to stop being a moron and start playing him).
You asked what makes him unlikable, saying "who cares what he said" makes you look like a shill.
People don't like him because how he acted. No one is questioning his skills.
eBay Huckster
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:jnc
sf2fanatic
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I remember listening to warriors commentary and they said that he took the worse of it between Lebron and him on the play.
RellyRell28
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Meanwhile my city(Milwaukee) is safe as long as San Diego and Buffalo don't win any title soon cause we sure as hell ain't winning one anytime soon.
That damn Brewers choke job in 2011
Your deluding yourself if the overwhelming media narrative won't be proclaiming LBJ's performance as the greatest finals performance of all time.
I legit expect ESPN to invite Lebron to receive an on the air blowjob from every staff member at ESPN if they win this series.
EDIT: but if we are being honest the Wariors have severely dropped the ball. Shrank in the moment til this fourth quarter in game 3. That is a legit context to consider but it doesn't diminish the role Lebron and Co. Have played in creating that.
AyaisMUsikWhore
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This seems fair.
Sounds to me Miami needed him more than he needed them. That takes balls. I'd say that's worthy of good hate. If Kobe did that to the Lakers, I think I'd be mad as hell too. So I guess I can compromise for some things.
Space Avocat
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Lol you had me going there for a second until i read the bolded.
ahem why? Didn't Cavs finish 2nd in conference?
Second ranked team in regular season winning the ring isn't surprising at all.
If Lebron did this to my team, I pat him on the back and thank him for bringing home two championships for our city. There are some team (mine included) that haven't sniff a NBA championship in 30 years, while the Heat won two with Lebron smh.
DoktorEvil
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It's w/e. Lebron could go 1 on 5 against the entire Warriors starting five, win 4 games, and somehow it'll be the Warriors fault and not that Lebron is a hell of a player. His supporting cast is being held together with duct tape.
People have deluded themselves into believing Lebron isn't a special player. That's on them. I guess this is how the Jazz fans must've felt going up against MJ in the Finals.
Haha, thanks for this.
TJ Verboten
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This.
Reggie was a killer like no other in the clutch.
He carried his team his whole career.
It's why he's above Ray Allen for me.
Ray may have the slightly prettier stroke, Ray's got the Game 6 shot, but Ray never carried a team like Reggie did (06' Sonics maybe?, 01 Bucks had Sam Cassell and Big Dog).
Curry is no doubt a better shooter off the bounce than Reggie, and a much better passer.
Curry has hit his share of clutch shots in his career too.
But yep, Steph is no Reggie in the clutch.
Reggie hits that wide open 3 late.
No dude I've seen like that on the 3 ball late, maybe Bird but 3s were relatively new then so I imagine the sample size is small on Larry (I started watching NBA in 91').
Anyone that thinks Steph is more clutch than Reggie from 3 needs to watch the documentary Winning Time.
Which team do you guys believe is/was his worst Finals opponent? You know, since I was genuinely asking.
CassidyIzABeast
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I just wish he told the the Heat he wasn't coming back so they wouldn't be sitting there with their hands tied behind their back while they waited for his new PR campaign to kick off.
The fan looks like starlord too. It's awesome.
DoktorEvil
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Thunder. Easily.
Too many young players that couldn't handle that pressure so early in their NBA career.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
Clay Thompson's uselessness have been stagering
people are not giving him enough shit.
people are not giving him enough shit.
Steph Curry.
lol.
Here's one of the greatest flops in Finals History:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfG5ngdLx4E
AyaisMUsikWhore
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I completely get that, but idk, it's basketball. It's a business, people come and go and go where they need to.
I feel like, what he said wasn't offensive, maybe to Miami fans who was really betting on him being their savior but it's imo, hardly something that was so terrible that he needs to absolutely be hated or disliked for. The 5,6,7 definitely looks like a pipe dream if you can somewhat see the cracks in the dynasty you aren't happy with. And I didn't understand people really took it that serious.
I think it's okay to dislike LeBron and I'm definitely not saying you can't or shouldn't. Personally for me, maybe I don't take things so seriously that things like this would twist me into a knot. And that's what I didn't get.
I guess he could of acted better per say but I maybe don't understand what he could of did to make anything better. If the decision never happened, people would still be mad he left Cleveland for Miami. If he never made that comment, people would be mad that he didn't do enough and left when the going was getting tough. Idk, I'm not being a shill but just voicing my opinion.
It would be hard not to be bittersweet(not a Miami fan but I can empathize). Especially if you are a winning organization like Miami. It's not like they are Cleveland that were nothing before and nothing without Lebron, the Heat are a legit top tier organization and they had their short term future completely fucked with because Lebron hid his real intentions.
He has no obligation to keep them in the loop but the Heat, Wade, Bosh, Riley and Co. were a part of Lebron getting what he wanted just as much as he was and I think he did them and the city dirty on a personal level.
Jack Remington
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Pretty simple.
Any decent playoff team should be able to beat these Cavs.
Ergo, if no one beats these Cavs, there were no decent teams this year, and we should chuck out the entire season.
bender
What time is it?
It seems like he is always looking for the easy way out. I don't really blame him for that as it's the best basketball decision but I do think that hurts how people perceive him. It's also a little ironic considering what's left of the team around him.
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